CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) - The Latest on a memorial service for a Colorado state trooper hit and killed by a vehicle on duty (all times local):
1:50 p.m.
People gathered in suburban Denver on Friday to honor a Colorado state trooper remembered for his love of his job and life.
Thirty-seven-year-old William Moden (MO’-dane) died after being hit by a vehicle while investigating a serious crash on Interstate 70 on June 14.
At a packed memorial service for Moden in Cherry Hills Village, patrol chief Col. Matthew Packard said the 12-year veteran had a great ability to connect with others through humor and kindness.
The patrol announced that Moden had been posthumously promoted to master trooper.
He leaves behind a wife. He is the second trooper to be killed this year along a Colorado highway.
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8:30 a.m.
Members of law enforcement and the public are honoring a Colorado trooper who died after being hit by a vehicle while investigating a crash last week.
They’re participating in a procession and memorial service for 37-year-old Trooper William Moden (MO’-dane) in suburban Denver on Friday morning.
The 12-year veteran was outside his patrol car assisting with a crash on Interstate 70 when he was hit by another vehicle between Peoria and Deer Trail on June 14. A woman and an 18-month-old child were seriously injured in the original crash.
Moden is second trooper to be killed this year along a Colorado highway.
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